Sunday, May 5, 2013

How do you meet more gay people?

So, you are single and you wish to meet more people just like you. Alright, so, how do you filter out all the straight people and just meet other eligible H6 bachelors and bachelorettes?

From what I've gathered, here are a couple places you can start with:

  • Local coffee shops
  • Music stores and bookstores (i.e. Eslite bookstore 成品書店, Barnes & Noble, ...)
  • Join a local volunteer group you are passionate about (i.e. Habitat for Humanity, Tzu Chi, Red Cross, Animal Shelters, ... )
  • Online meet-up groups
    • I've heard many people try these online activity groups like hiking, climbing, bike-riding, etc.. Seems to be quite successful in meeting more friends at least.
If you want to try online dating, here are a couple sites to start you out with:

In Taiwan I just heard about this dating site called 2girl.net:
  • 2girl.net
    • unfortunately it is all in Chinese, so if you can't read/write, sorry.
    • you can create a profile and categorize yourself very specifically:
      • T (for tomboy)
      • P (for 'po' or wife in mandarin)
      • Neither but lean towards T
      • Neither but lean towards P
      • Bisexual
      • Male Lesbian  <-- what does that even mean??
      • Unsure
      • Does not wish to disclose
      • Still in closet
      • Androgenous
    • The interesting bit is you get 'points' for browsing and using the features on the site. For instance, if you join a chat group, you get x points and the more you accumulate, you can 'graduate' from a elementary to middle school level, and so on until doctorate or professor titles.
  • OKcupid.com
    • This dating site is global, not just in Taiwan. I think this has picked up traction in the states but not so much overseas yet. I could be wrong. It has been awhile since I've visited.
    • Cool thing is you can also search "gay guys only" or "gay girls only" and choose not to be seen by non-gay people.
  • Downelink.com
    • This was what the kids used in college and I know at least two couples who met on DL. I prefer OKC though.
If you know of other popular dating websites, please go ahead and share them with other readers of gaysiansays. I'm sure it will be much appreciated since I am by no means a dating site expert. 

What do you use for online dating? Any advice on how to meet other H6 people?

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